diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
index 6b656f4a93783903be37ccdde470ea4c65ea1346..0e3d0d655b9679a113d7934f6566532968a15522 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ static int atmel_aes_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int atmel_aes_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static struct atmel_aes_dev *aes_dd;
+	struct atmel_aes_dev *aes_dd;
 
 	aes_dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!aes_dd)